As Bangladesh makes a controversial turn to coal to produce electricity, the construction of a large coal-fired power plant is threatening the fragile ecosystem of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.

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A Bengal tiger in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. Located largely in Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is now threatened by the proposed Rampal coal-fired power plant. Bengal tigers (Pantheras tigris tigris) are an endangered species, with fewer than 2,500 left in the wild and an estimated 270 living in the Sundarbans (Photo credit: Steve Winter/National Geographic and Panthera.org)

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The Warriors of Qiugang, a Yale Environment 360 video, chronicles a Chinese village’s fight against a polluting chemical plant. It was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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